

Her novel, the first in The Dust Chronicles series, is set after the world has ended and the earth is buried in asteroid dust that mutates human DNA. “(Dystopia) allows you to explore the themes of right and wrong without having to be completely correct like you have to be with the contemporary world,” said McGowan, the author of Deviants. 2: The Mayans Got It Wrong, Megan Crewe, Cheryl Rainfield, Maureen McGowan, and Leah Bobet - along with guest author Andrienne Kress - answered students’ questions about their creative process, getting published, and their inspirations.

STAYNER - For a group of people who write about the end of the world, they sure seemed upbeat.įive Canadian authors spoke to writing and English classes at Stayner Collegiate Institute on Thursday about their dystopian, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic novels.Īuthors from the Apocalypse Tour Pt.

Originally posted in the Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin on May 6, 2013. Emily Innes/Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Leah Bobet (back-left), Cheryl Rainfield, Megan Crewe, Maureen McGowan (front-left) and Andrienne Kress visit Stayner Collegiate Institue to speak to students on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
